States like Wyoming, a leading coal-producing state, opposes the Clean Power Plan but is moving forward with efforts to comply. This is not an uncommon theme with other states. Learn more about how some states are suing to stop the rules even as they prepare to comply with them.

In this op-ed, the author explores how growth fuels companies to merge, which helps those companies meet the need or rising demand, like in the power industry. “The need for new infrastructure is evident in the U.S. power industry,” writes Bill loveless. Read more.

It’s too early to tell what early July’s technical conference by FERC on Order 1000 will produce, but there is hope it will improve overall transparency in transmission planners’ decision-making processes.

Broad energy legislation is on House lawmakers table for the first time in almost 10 years, and the bill’s chief sponsor Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) says she generate a bill that President Obama will sign before he leaves office. The progress was made because Senate Energy Committee Republicans decided not to push for the inclusion…Read more

In an effort to strengthen and protect the nation’s electric grid from cyber and physical attacks, the Energy Department will provide up to $15 million, subject to congressional appropriations, to further enhance the culture of security. Learn more about the funding, and how it aligns with DOE’s 2011 release of the Roadmap to Achieve Energy…Read more

While most new project announcements involve smaller projects that focus on reliability and interconnecting renewable resources, the average investment between 2016 and 2020 remains strong at roughly $20.3 billion per year, according to TransmissionHub. Learn more about the costs associated with these new projects, and how investments in the grid are shaping up against previous…Read more

To integrate more renewable energy, clean energy needs to be shared across large areas. The balkanized planning system in the West impedes that. Learn more about how stitching together the U.S. power grid makes sense.

A newly launched initiative will see companies band together to use creative ways of consuming electricity, and ultimately help develop a more flexible energy system. Read more about the campaign called “The Living Grid.”

With the Grid Modernization Initiative, the Department of Energy will use millions of dollars to help software developers, solar companies, and utilities accelerate the integration of solar energy into the grid. Read more about DOE’s effort, called “Enabling Extreme Real-Time Grid Integration of Solar Energy” (ENERGISE).

The largest independent electricity transmission company in the country, ITC Holdings Corp. invests in the electricity transmission grid to improve reliability, expand access to markets, lower the costs of delivered energy and allow new generating resources to interconnect to its transmission systems. ITC operates in Michigan’s Lower Peninsula and portions of Iowa, Minnesota, Illinois, Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma.